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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its personnel arrested a hair stylist and dispatch rider for selling and distributing illicit drug-laced ‘chin-chin’ to school students and at parties in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

NDLEA’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, said that the arrested suspects were a 20-year-old hair stylist identified as Josephine Odunu and a 30-year-old dispatch rider identified as Edesemi Ikporo.

Babafemi stated that NDLEA officers on patrol around the Opolo area of Yenagoa on March 10 intercepted the motorcycle dispatch rider, Ikporo and recovered 200 grams of ‘chin-chin’ produced with cannabis sativa.

The agency said the dispatch rider was on his way to deliver the snacks to a buyer.

He said that a swift follow-up operation led to the arrest of the hairdresser, Odunu, who distributed the drug-laced ‘chin-chin’ from her salon in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa.

“A search of the salon also led to the recovery of 3.00kilograms bringing the total weight of the illicit substance seized from the duo to 3.2kg.

“Investigations reveal that they distribute the chin-chin often laced with cannabis and tramadol to students and at birthday parties.

“While Edesemi handles the delivery to buyers, Josephine is a major distributor to a wanted suspect who produces the drugged chin-chin,” the NDLEA spokesperson said.